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New study: Mobile Food Record in T1DWe are looking for people aged between 9 and 18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in a mobile food study. You will be asked to take images of what you eat over a consecutive four-day period using the Mobile Food Record App. There will be no dietary restrictions in place during this period.
Investigating the possible contributors to childhood lung disease by studying the epithelial cells from the nose at birth.
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State-first program to accelerate digital health in WAA consortium of partners across the WA medical research sector will develop and deliver the State’s first digital health-specific program.
In a world where TikTok dances and Minecraft adventures take centre stage, kids are spending more time online than ever before.
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“Correlation doesn’t equal causation”: Autism and caesarean sectionsA new study that combines data from over 20 million births has found that a caesarean section delivery is associated with autism spectrum disorder (autism) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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New Study ‘Plugs’ Digital Intervention for Perinatal Mental HealthNew Study ‘Plugs’ Digital Intervention for Perinatal Mental Health
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Meet Baxter HutchinsonBaxter Hutchinson was diagnosed with two life-threatening brain tumours a year ago, aged 17. Since then he has undergone surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in his journey to beat the cancer.
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New friend to improve social attention of kids with autismAn attention-training game developed by researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia is helping to improve social skill development in school-aged kids with autism.
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Australia urged to invest more in early childhood years to avoid crisisThe first major national study into the cost of providing late intervention services to children and young people has called for smarter and wiser expenditure to ensure children receive vital support services at a much earlier stage.
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What’s in the air for AERIAL: ORIGINS Study publishes protocolORIGINS Study publishes protocol
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Framing messages for social changeThe nuanced message conveys the foundational importance of child development in the early years but avoids triggering concerns there are no opportunities to intervene at a later age.
Early career researchers across The Kids Research Institute Australia have come together in a serendipitous project that is laying the groundwork for a more informed discussion of the impact of social media on kids and young people.
Find out about many of our previous research studies and trials, and those that are ongoing but are no longer recruiting participants.
Cyberbullying is when an individual or a group repeatedly uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to intentionally fear, distress, or harm to another person, who finds it hard to stop it from happening.